Industrial safety assembly including disposable ear protection and earphone

ABSTRACT

An industrial safety assembly to be worn on a worker&#39;s head in an industrial setting, the assembly including a frame assembly having a front frame member, which includes a transparent shatterproof eye panel disposed to shield a wearer&#39;s eyes, and a pair of legs which extend from opposite sides of the front frame member and are positionable over a wearer&#39;s ears. The safety assembly also includes a speaker assembly structured to audibly communicate an audio signal received by a receiver mounted on the frame assembly to the wearer through a speaker head. The speaker head, which is structured to be inserted into one of the wearer&#39;s ears so that the audio signal is audible to the wearer, is flexibly and communicably secured to the frame assembly so as to permit variable positioning in accordance with a location of the wearer&#39;s ears. Further included in the safety assembly are a pair of disposable protective ear inserts structured to be inserted into the wearer&#39;s ears so as to muffle any exterior noise. The protective inserts are removably secured to the frame assembly such that each is variably positionable in accordance with the location of the wearer&#39;s ears.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an industrial safety assembly includingeye protection, disposable, hygienic hearing protection, and a means foraudibly receiving signals or sounds in a single, compact assembly thatenables a worker in an industrial setting to maintain maximum safety andsanitary conditions while increasing productivity throughcommunicability.

2. Description of the Related Art

In many industrial, mining, or construction related applications,employees are generally required to wear various types of protectivegear, such as boots, hard hats, or gloves. Still, however, possibly themost important parts of the body to be protected are the eyes and earsof a worker. In particular, most industrial settings are quite loud suchthat prolonged exposure to the noise can result in permanent hearingloss. Also, because of the risk of small particles or potentiallycorrosive fluids being emitted from heavy machinery, a worker's visioncan be at great risk if not properly protected. To this end, worker'sare commonly required to wear some form of eye protection and/or hearingprotection. Indeed, the need for eye and hearing protection frequentlygo hand-in-hand such that workers will often carry some form of safetygoggles in addition to some form of ear coverings or plugs.

Often, the vision and hearing safety equipment is issued to a worker bythe company in the form of a pair of protective glasses and a pair ofdisposable ear plugs. With regard to the ear plugs, although larger,exterior ear coverings which completely encase the ears are available,small, disposable plugs are highly preferred. In particular, the smallear plugs are less bulky, and therefore more comfortable, and are muchmore sanitary as each individual has their own plugs which are discardedafter use. Further, the small ear plugs are much less expensive than thelarger external ear covers. As such, if a company does choose to utilizeexternal ear covers it will usually collect them at the end of a shift,and re-issue them immediately to another worker on the next shift, apractice which is not favorable as perspiration and contaminants from aprevious user make the previously used external covers uncomfortable towear and highly un-hygienic as the contaminants may easily betransferred from one worker to the next. As a result, whether to keepemployees happy or to meet health guidelines, a business that chooses touse external ear coverings must often have an set of external ear coversavailable for every employee, an added expense that further dissuadesthe use of the external covers.

In addition to hearing and vision protection, another important safetyconsideration at an industrial work sight is communicability. Generally,workers carry a radio, or have some form of communication, such as acomputer or a telephone near their work station. Unfortunately, however,workers can become quite isolated in the working environment, as theirhearing protection blocks out all exterior noise including the phone orradio. Still, in an emergency it is very important that all of theworkers communicate with one another so as to properly alert one anotherof dangers or shut downs, and so as to be aware of evacuations or othersafety related notices.

Safety, however, is not the only reason businesses requirecommunicability with their workers. Businesses also desirecommunicability to increase worker efficiency and productivity. Inparticular, if a worker is not informed, and/or cannot inform others ofline shut downs, supply deliveries, and many other circumstances, agreat deal of money can be lost in down time or defective production.For those reasons it is often vital that a worker be in communicationwith other workers at all times.

Presently in the art, businesses address the various safety andcommunicability considerations by issuing their employees separateradios, protective glasses, and ear plugs. Alternatively, somefacilities attempt to use a computer work station monitor to provideworker's with a visual signal that they are being communicated with.Still, however, communication is a great inconvenience as workers mustoften remove their hearing protection to properly communicate. Further,even though some external head phone type ear covers, which provide forsome communicability, are available, due to the previously described,expense, inconveniences and un-hygienic conditions associated with theiruse, those types of devices are not favored in the art and businessesmust look to any available alternatives.

Accordingly, safety glasses, hearing protection, and communicationdevices are still commonly provided to workers separately, and theworker is called upon to manage all of the separate, and oftenincompatible devices as well as possible. Unfortunately, users who areable to simultaneously wear two or three separate devises find thecombined use of the often incompatible apparatuses very inconvenient,bulky, and awkward for use on a day to day basis. Further, to ensurethat a worker does not forget or misplace the often expensive equipment,in many instances some or all of the safety equipment, and especiallythe more expensive equipment such as the communication equipment andexterior head phone type covers, must be turned in each day and reissuedthe following morning. This practice frequently results in safetyglasses, microphones, transmitters, and ear covers being lost,misplaced, or damaged during storage, as the use of several separatedevices does not allow for easy convenient storage in one centrallocation. As such, it is very difficult to keep track of all of thevarious types of safety equipment and a user still has no assurance thatthey are using all of their own equipment from day to day, acircumstance that is not only un-sanitary, but also can be quiteinconvenient to a user who may have to re-size or otherwise adapt theirequipment to their comfort requirements.

In the past, others in the arts relating to communication have attemptedto provide devices which can transmit audible signals, while dampeningexterior noise. These devices, however, tend to be adapted for a singleuser, and are quite expensive, making them ineffective for an industrialuse wherein every worker is protected. For example, the patent to Woods(U.S. Pat. No. 4,353,364) discloses an ear acoustical attenuating deviceincluding a spiral type insert portion or a custom molded ear insert.Similarly, the patent to Wilcox, Jr. (U.S. Pat. No. 4,972,491) disclosesan ear-mic headset which contains interior earplugs that fit into auser's ears. Such devices, however, are generally complex, are notsuited for a multiple user situation wherein the same device must beshared, and are not cost effective to provide to each individual worker.Also, in the communication field, earphones such as the one provided inthe patent to Yoshimi (U.S. Pat. No. 5,396,563) which include an elasticvibration generator/excitor coupled with a sound insulating plug that isstructured to propagate the elastic wave therethrough. This device,which has as a primary application the race car industry, does notdisclose or suggest efficient, sanitary multi-person use, as the soundtransmitting portion, namely the elastic wave propagating plug coupledwith the excitor, is to be inserted completely into a user's ear cavitysuch that all of it may become subject to perspiration or contamination.Further, none of these communication devices truly address all of thesafety needs in an industrial setting by providing a single,ergonomically oriented, sanitary multi-user safety device.

Similarly, other devices in the past, such as the audio eyeglasses of daSilva (U.S. Pat. No. 5,367,345) and the ear protector of Sygnator (U.S.Pat. No. 3,807,526) have attempted to combine some devices. Inparticular, both of these devices seek to combine an ordinary eyeglassframe with a head phone or an ear plug. Unfortunately, however, suchdevices do not fully address an industrial wearer's safety needs, do notaddress the sanitary considerations associated with a multi-userenvironment, and are not adapted for comfortable use in a multi-userenvironment as they are not easily adaptable for a precise fit on user'sof different sizes. Specifically, most devices in the art relating tocommunication devices do not have to be structured around other types ofprotective equipment and can therefore be secured as part of an over thehead mount which can be easily adjusted to a wearer's size withoutconcern as to the position of the overhead mount so long as it supportsthe assembly.

Accordingly, there is still a need in the specialized art relating toindustrial safety equipment for a safety unit which will ensure that aworker always has all of the necessary safety devices in a convenient touse array that may be easily and efficiently labeled and re-distributedto assigned employees, thus reducing waste, loss, and inconvenience.Further, there is a need for a safety unit which ensures that a user iswearing all of the necessary hearing, vision, and communication safetydevices and which enables workers in a multi-user/multi-shiftenvironment to effectively and safely share or pass on the safety unitas it is structured to provide quick and precise fitting on user's ofvarying sizes, complete safety protection, and maximum hygiene from userto user as all reusable portions that are integrally introduced into awearer's ear are concealed from direct contact with a wearer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed towards an improved, multi-user,industrial safety assembly which combines eye protection, hearingprotection, and communicability into one lightweight, fully integrated,self-contained unit. The safety assembly includes primarily a frameassembly including first and second legs and a front frame member. Thelegs are structured to extend from opposite sides of the front framemember and are positionable over a wearer's ears, thereby assisting tosupportably maintain the frame assembly on the wearer. Further, thefront frame member includes at least one substantially transparentshatterproof eye panel. The eye panel is structured and disposed toshield the front of wearer's eyes from flying particulate.

Also included with the frame assembly are receiver means. The receivermeans are mounted to the frame assembly and are structured to receive anaudio signal from a remote source. Connected with the receiver means, soas to audibly transmit the audio signal received thereby, is a speakerassembly. The speaker assembly includes primarily a speaker head, whichis structured to be inserted into one of the wearer's ears, such thatthe audio signal can be heard in a loud industrial environment. Thespeaker head is flexibly and communicably secured to the speakerassembly by generally elongate, flexible speaker connection means. Thespeaker connection means are structured and disposed to variablyposition the speaker head relative to the frame assembly in accordancewith a location of the wearer's ears, thereby providing for a precisefit despite a specific position of the wearer's ear relative to theframe.

The assembly further includes a pair of disposable, protective earinserts which are structured to be inserted into the wearer's ears inorder to substantially muffle any exterior noise. A first of theprotective ear inserts includes a bore extending axially therein. Thebore is configured such that the speaker head is removably insertedtherein and such that the audio signal is substantially audible to thewearer while the exterior noise is substantially muffled in the loudindustrial environment. As such, the ear inserts can easily be removedand replaced to preserve maximum hygiene for a subsequent user.Moreover, the protective ear insert is structured to substantiallyshield the speaker head from contact with the wearer and fromperspiration or other body contaminants of the wearer.

The assembly of the present invention further includes flexible insertconnection means extending from the frame assembly. The flexible insertconnection means are structured and disposed to removably secure asecond of the protective ear inserts to the frame assembly such that thesecond protective ear insert is variably positionable relative to theframe assembly. Accordingly, the second protective insert isconveniently and adjustably fitted into the wearer's ears.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-userindustrial safety assembly which combines eye protection, disposablehearing protection, and communication devices into one lightweight,fully integrated, self-contained unit.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide an industrialsafety assembly which can be hygienically utilized by a number ofwearers.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a moderatecost, self contained, safety assembly which facilitates and therebyensures that a worker's vision and hearing are protected while they arestill in safe communication with others.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an industrialsafety assembly which is structured to provide multiple types ofprotection in an easily adaptable unit that may be effectively worn bydifferent size users without requiring alteration or re-sizing.

An object of the present invention is to provide hearing protection withcommunicability in a non-cumbersome, well fitting unit which alsoprovides complete front and side vision protection.

An additional object of the present invention is to provide a unique andcomprehensive combination of needed safety equipment into a single,ergonomically arranged assembly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a comprehensivecombination of needed safety equipment such as vision and hearingprotection into a single, ergonomically arranged assembly that isstructured to enable partial removal of one aspect of safety protection,such as when a wearer wishes to wipe their eyes or brow, withoutremoving other necessary safety features.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

For a fuller understanding of the nature of the present invention,reference should be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective side view of the safety assembly of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a view showing the front of the safety assembly of the presentinvention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the first ear insert showing the speakerhead and sound tube;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the second ear insert with the attachmentcord; and

FIG. 5 is an interior view of the second leg of the safety assembly;

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several viewsof the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Shown throughout the figures, the present invention is directed towardsa safety assembly generally indicated as 10. The safety assembly 10 isstructured primarily to be worn on a workers head in a substantiallyloud industrial type environment wherein there is a risk that smallparticles or corrosive fluids may inadvertently enter a worker's eyesand wherein communicability with workers is a vital safety andproductivity concern. The main types of safety equipment which areergonomically combined into the single, easy to wear and use,self-contained safety assembly 10 relate to eye protection, hearingprotection, and communicability. This provides a comprehensivecombination which solves a previously unaddressed, industry wide problemof workers not implementing all of the necessary safety equipment.

The safety assembly 10 includes a frame assembly 15 which is to be wornon the wearer's head. In particular, the frame assembly 15 includes afront frame member 20, a first leg 21 and a second leg 22. The frontframe member 20, which is preferably constructed of durable, lightweightplastic or a similar lightweight generally rigid material, preferablyincludes a pair of eye segments 23 and 24. The eye segments 23 and 24are structured and disposed to fit over each of the wearer's eyes andare connected with one another by a bridge segment 25. As withconventional glasses, the bridge segment 25 fits over the wearer's noseand functions to substantially supportably maintain the front framemember 20 thereon. Also, so as to provide comfort, a nose pad 30constructed of soft, pliable material such as rubber or latex can bedisposed in the bridge segment 25.

Disposed in the front frame member 20 is at least one transparent,preferably shatterproof front eye panel 40. The front eye panel isstructured and disposed to substantially shield the front of thewearer's eyes while permitting clear vision therethrough. Further, theeye panel 40 may include two separate panels, each disposed in one ofthe eye segments 23 and 24 of the front frame member 20 so as tocover/shield a corresponding eye of the wearer. Alternatively, however,the front eye panel 40 may include one continuous segment which extendsacross the bridge segment 25 into both eye segments 23 and 24, therebyfunctioning to shield the front of both of the wearer's eyes. Also, forindustrial applications where bright lights are expected such as thoseproduced by welding torches, the front eye panel 40 may be tinted orpolarized. Of course, tinted panels may also be desirable for outdooruse in bright sunlight. Further, an individual worker may wish toreplace the front eye panel 40 with prescription safety lenses.

Turning to the first and second legs 21 and 22, they are structured toextend from opposite sides of the front frame member 20 towards a rearthereof. Further, the legs 21 and 22 are preferably disposed in agenerally perpendicular relation relative to the front frame member 20so as to extend over the wearer's ears upon the front frame member 20being disposed in front of the wearer's eyes. In the preferredembodiment, each of the legs 21 and 22 have a curved free end and arestructured to curve over the wearer's ears so that the front framemember 20 is effectively retained and positioned in front of thewearer's eyes during activity by the worker. The first and second legs21 and 22 may also be formed of a durable, lightweight plastic or in analternative may be made of a resilient, bendable plastic material with abendable metal core to allow the user to adjust the contour of the legs21 and 22 to provide a precise comfortable fit.

In additional to the risk of particles or contaminants entering awearer's eyes from the front, many industrial eye injuries involveparticles or contaminants entering the wearer's eyes from a side. In thepreferred embodiment, the sides of the wearer's eyes are shielded by apair of side eye panels 50. The side eye panels 50, which are preferablyformed of transparent, shatter proof material so as to provide effectiveprotection without limiting a peripheral vision of the wearer, arepreferably secured to the first leg 21 and the second leg 22 of theframe assembly 15. Further, the side eye panels 50 are preferablygradually tapered back towards the wearer's ears in order to ensure fullprotection without impeding a comfortable fit over the wearer's ears.Although the side eye-panels are preferably permanently secured to thelegs 21 and 22, such as by a pair of screws, in an alternativeembodiment the side panels can be structured to "snap-on" so that theymay be removed in instances where side eye protection is not needed.

In addition to eye protection, the safety assembly 10 of the presentinvention is also structured to provide effective and properly fittingprotection against hearing loss. As such, the safety assembly 10includes a pair of protective ear inserts 61 and 62. The first andsecond protective ear inserts 61 and 62 are structured to substantiallymuffle loud exterior sounds when inserted into the wearer's ears.Preferably, the first and second ear inserts 61 and 62 are formed of asound-deadening, compressible, and inexpensive material such as highdensity Urethane form. As such, the protective inserts 61 and 62 arepreferably disposable, thereby maintaining sanitary conditions andensuring that each individual only inserts their own protective inserts61 and 62 into their ears.

So as to ensure an appropriate protective fit, despite the precise sizeof the wearer, and to ensure that the protective inserts 61 and 62 aremaintained with the safety assembly 10 if the wearer temporarily removesit, the protective inserts 61 and 62 are secured to the frame assembly15 by flexible insert connection means 64 and 66. The flexible insertconnection means 64 and 66 are removably secured to each of theprotective ear inserts 61 and 61, in a manner to be describedsubsequently, so as to permit the protective ear inserts 61 and 62 to bevariably positionable relative to the frame assembly 15, in accordancewith the location of the wearer's ears. Further, the flexible insertconnection means 64 and 66, are preferably generally elongate, therebyfacilitating proper manipulation and introduction into any size wearer'sears. Also, the elongate nature of the flexible insert connection means64 and 66 permits the frame assembly 15 to be partially removed from awearers face, such as if a wearer must wipe their eyes or brow, whilenot removing the protective ear inserts 61 and 62 and subjecting thewearer to loud noises. In the preferred embodiment, the flexible insertconnection means 64 and 66 preferably extend from the first and secondlegs 21 and 22, however they can also be effectively secured to thefront frame member 20 if necessary by extending a length of theconnection means 64 and 66.

In addition to hearing and vision protection, the safety assembly 10 ofthe present invention is also structured to provide substantialcommunicability between a wearer and other wearers or a control station.Accordingly, the safety assembly 10 further includes receiver means 68.The receiver means 68 are structured to receive an audio signal from aremote location, and are preferably substantially small and compact andare mounted directly to the frame assembly 15. In the preferredembodiment, the receiver means 68 are mounted to an inside surface ofthe second leg 22, preferably near the front frame member 20, as thatarea of the leg 22 is generally spaced from the wearer due to a normalconfiguration of the frame assembly 15. Further, because the audiosignal is received within an industrial setting, a generally largeantenna is not required as the signals are usually transmitted fromclose by.

Connected with the receiver means 68 is a speaker assembly. The speakerassembly is structured and disposed to audibly communicate the audiosignal to the wearer. As such, the speaker assembly includes a speakerhead 63. The speaker head 63 is structured to be introduced into awearer's ear such that the audio signal is substantially audible to thewearer in the loud industrial environment. The speaker head 63 isflexibly and communicably secured to the speaker assembly by generallyelongate, flexible speaker connection means 64. The speaker connectionmeans 64 are structured and disposed to variably position the speakerhead 63 relative to the frame assembly 15 in accordance with a locationof the wearer's ears, thereby ensuring that the speaker head 63 iseffectively positionable in the wearer's ear despite the location of thewearer's ear relative to the receiving means. Further, the flexiblespeaker connection means 64 are generally elongate so as to permit thespeaker head 63 to be maintained in the wearer's ears if the frameassembly 15 is partially removed. In a preferred embodiment, theflexible speaker connection means include a generally hollow sound tube.As such, the receiver means 68 will preferably include an isolatedinternal speaker to which the sound tube is connected in order totransmit the sound therethrough to the speaker head 63, which in thisembodiment includes a sound emitting opening. Alternatively, theflexible speaker connection means 64 may include an elongate, soundtransmitting wire which transmits the audio signal to the speaker head63 for conversion into audible sound.

In the safety assembly 10 of the present invention, the flexible insertconnection means 64 include the flexible speaker connection means 64. Assuch, the first protective ear insert 61 is structured to include a bore61' which extends axially through the first protective insert 61.Preferably the bore 61' extends substantially, but not completelythrough the protective ear insert 61 and is structured to receive thespeaker head 63 snugly, yet removably therein. Accordingly, once thespeaker head 63 is inserted into the protective insert 61, and theprotective insert 61 is inserted into the wearer's ear, the protectiveinsert 61 substantially shields the speaker head 63 from contact withthe wearer and from perspiration or other body contaminants of thewearer, and substantially muffles the exterior noise, while stillpermitting the audio signal to be heard and understood by the wearer. Inan alternative embodiment, however, rather than the bore 61' extendingonly partially through the insert leaving a relatively thin wall, thebore may extend completely through the insert or may terminate in a thinwall containing a number of apertures formed therein.

Similarly, the second ear insert 62 includes a bore 62' hole whichextends axially at least partway therethrough. As such, the protectiveinserts 61 and 62 can be identically manufactured and areinterchangeable with one another. Returning to the flexible insertconnection means 66, they will preferably include an elongate chord 66.The elongate chord 66 is connected at one end thereof to the frameassembly 15, preferably at the first leg 21, and at an opposite end to aconnector head 65. Specifically, the connector head 65 is structured tobe removably, yet snugly inserted into the bore 62' in the secondprotective ear insert 62. As such, both the first and second protectiveear inserts 61 and 62 may be effectively and easily introduced into theears during use, with minimal risk of loss when removed and with maximumhygiene.

Additionally, to allow hands-free communication, the receive means 68 ofan alternative embodiment of the present invention may be structured toinclude transmitter means as well. Specifically, the transmitter meansare structured to transmit an outbound audio signal initiated by thewearer to a remote location. As such, in this alternative embodiment amicrophone assembly 70 is also included. The microphone assembly 70 isstructured to be positionable within the vicinity of the wearers mouthby means of an adjustable elongate segment 71. Preferably the elongatesegment 71 extends from the second leg 22 of the main assembly. Further,the elongate segment 71 may be constructed of a bendable, resilientplastic material which contains a light metal core so that the elongatesegment 71 is adjustable to comfortably remain in front of the usersmouth. As such the microphone assembly 70 allows for communication bythe user while keeping his hands free to simultaneously work on othertasks.

In yet another embodiment, a heads up display transmitter 80 will beaffixed to the front frame member 20 (as shown on FIG. 2). The heads updisplay transmitter is structured to provide a visual image on the eyepanel 40 in front of the wearers eyes that appears to be a visibledistance away from the wearer. This allows the wearer to view visualimages such as machinery gauge readings and safety alerts without havingto look away from his immediate task. Such a heads up display is veryvaluable in industrial applications where a short lapse of attention ora break in concentration may lead to mistakes or accidents.

The heads up display transmitter 80, as well as the receiver/transmittermeans 68 will preferably receive power from a battery pack 90.Preferably, the battery pack, which can be rechargeable, is mounted tothe first leg 21 in an out of the way location.

While this invention has been shown and described in what is consideredto be a practical and preferred embodiment, it is recognized thatdepartures may be made within the spirit and scope of this inventionwhich should, therefore, not be limited except as set forth in theclaims which follow and within the doctrine of equivalents.

Now that the invention has been described, what is claimed is:
 1. Animproved, multi-user industrial safety assembly comprising:a frameassembly, said frame assembly including a first leg, a second leg and afront frame member, said first leg and said second leg being structuredto extend from opposite sides of said front frame member towards a rearof said front frame member so as to be positionable over a wearer's earsin order to maintain said front frame member disposed in front of thewearer's eyes, at least one substantially transparent, substantiallyshatter proof material eye panel disposed in said front frame member soas to shield the wearer's eyes, receiver means mounted to said frameassembly, said receiver means being structured and disposed to receivean audio signal, at least one speaker assembly, said speaker assemblybeing structured and disposed to audibly communicate said audio signalreceived by said receiver means to the wearer, said at least one speakerassembly including a speaker head structured to be inserted into one ofthe wearer's ears such that said audio signal is substantially audibleto the wearer in a loud industrial environment, said speaker head beingflexibly and communicably secured to said speaker assembly by generallyelongate, flexible speaker connection means structured and disposed tovariably position said speaker head relative to said frame assembly inaccordance with a location of the wearer's ears, a pair of disposableprotective ear inserts structured and disposed to be inserted into thewearer's ears so as to substantially muffle exterior noise, flexibleinsert connection means extending from said frame assembly andstructured and disposed to removably secure each of said protective earinserts to said frame assembly such that said protective ear inserts arevariably positionable relative to said frame assembly in accordance withthe location of the wearer's ears, said flexible insert connection meansof a first of said protective ear inserts including said elongate,flexible speaker connection means, said first protective ear insertincluding a bore extending axially therethrough from a first facethereof, said bore in said first ear insert being structured anddisposed to receive said speaker head removably therein such that saidaudio signal is substantially audible to the wearer, the exterior noiseis substantially muffled in the loud industrial environment, and saidfirst protective ear insert is secured with said flexible speakerconnection means, and said first protective ear insert being structuredto substantially shield said speaker head from contact with the wearerand from perspiration or other body contaminants of the wearer.
 2. Animproved, industrial safety assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein eachof said legs of said frame assembly includes a downwardly dependingsubstantially transparent, substantially shatter proof material sidepanel, said side panel being disposed generally adjacent said frontframe member so as to substantially enclose and shield the wearer'seyes.
 3. An improved, industrial safety assembly as recited in claim 2wherein said flexible speaker connection means includes an elongatesound tube connected at a one end with an internal speaker of saidreceiver means, and connected at an opposite ends with said speakerhead, said speaker head including a sound transmitting opening therein.4. An improved, industrial safety assembly as recited in claim 1 whereinsaid flexible speaker connection means includes an elongate sound tubeconnected at a one end with an internal speaker of said receiver means,and connected at an opposite ends with said speaker head, said speakerhead including a sound transmitting opening therein.
 5. An improved,industrial safety assembly as recited in claim 4 wherein said second earinsert includes a bore extending at least partially therein andstructured to receive a connector head of said insert connection meansremovably therein.
 6. An improved, industrial safety assembly as recitedin claim 5 wherein said insert connection means includes an elongatecord having said connector head secured to a free end thereof, saidconnector head having a generally increased diameter relative to saidcord and being structured to be fitted into said bore in said second earinsert so as to firmly, yet removably maintain said second ear insertconnected to said frame assembly.
 7. An improved, industrial safetyassembly as recited in claim 5 wherein each of said legs of said frameassembly includes a downwardly depending substantially transparent,substantially shatter proof material side panel, said side panel beingdisposed generally adjacent said front frame member so as tosubstantially enclose and shield the wearer's eyes.
 8. An improved,industrial safety assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said receivermeans further includes transmitter means structured and disposed totransmit an outbound audio signal.
 9. An improved, industrial safetyassembly as recited in claim 8 wherein said transmitter means includes amicrophone assembly structured and disposed to pick up said outboundaudio signal from the wearer.
 10. An improved, industrial safetyassembly as recited in claim 9 wherein said microphone assembly includesa generally elongate segment extending from said frame assembly andhaving a distal reception end structured to be adjustably disposed in avicinity of the wearer's mouth.
 11. An improved, industrial safetyassembly as recited in claim 9 wherein each of said legs of said frameassembly includes a downwardly depending substantially transparent,substantially shatter proof material side panel, said side panel beingdisposed generally adjacent said front frame member so as tosubstantially enclose and shield the wearer's eyes.
 12. An improved,industrial safety assembly as recited in claim 1 further including headsup display transmission means disposed on said frame assembly andstructured and disposed to project a visual image on said eye panel infront of at least one of the wearer's eyes.
 13. An improved, industrialsafety assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said frame assembly isconstructed of a substantially light weight plastic.
 14. An improved,industrial safety assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said speakerassembly includes an elongate conductive chord having said speaker headsecured in transmitting communication with a free end thereof.
 15. Animproved, industrial safety assembly as recited in claim 1 furtherincluding power supply means disposed on said frame assembly andstructured to provide power to at least said receiver means.